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Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns, (left), tries for a rebound with Indiana Pacers’ Malcolm Brogdon, (center), during the fi rst half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb 17 in Minneapolis. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Warriors outlast Heat in overtime Jazz roll past short-handed Clippers for 9th straight win LOS ANGELES, Feb 18, (AP): Dono- van Mitchell scored 24 points, Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 20 rebounds and the Utah Jazz rolled past the short- handed Los Angeles Clippers, 114-96 on Wednesday night for their ninth Osaka ends Williams bid straight victory. Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points to help the NBA-leading Jazz improve to 24-5 with their 20th win in 21 games. After three tight quarters, Utah broke it open in the fourth to win this matchup of Western Conference powerhouses - for 24th Grand Slam title although it wasn’t a proper showdown with the Clippers missing injured superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The Jazz beat the Clippers for the ninth time in the last 12 matchups de- spite a rough fi rst half that didn’t re- semble Utah’s impressive recent play. Utah opened up a tight game with a 14-2 run spanning the third and fourth Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, quarters, followed by a 16-3 run to put top, passes the ball over Los Ange- it away. les Clippers forward Marcus Mor- Lou Williams scored 16 points, and ris Sr during the second half of an Reggie Jackson added 15 for the Clip- NBA basketball game Wednesday, pers. Feb 17, in Los Angeles. (AP) Warriors 120, Heat 112, OT in a row. In San Francisco, Stephen Curry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:15 left in Wizards 130, Nuggets 128 overtime and had 25 points, 11 assists In Washington, Bradley Beal made and seven rebounds to help Golden two free throws with a tenth of a sec- State outlast Miami. ond left and Washington beat Denver Kent Bazemore had a season-high for its third straight victory. 26 points for Golden State. Draymond Davis Bertans had career highs with Green was a late scratch by the War- nine 3-pointers and 35 points, Beal riors because of right ankle soreness.. fi nished with 25 points and a season- Jimmy Butler had his second straight high 10 assists, and Russell Westbrook triple-double for Miami with 13 points, had a triple-double with 12 points, 13 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Kendrick rebounds and 12 assists. Washington Nunn scored 19 points for Miami. has won three straight for the fi rst time since Dec 1-5, 2018. Trail Blazers 126, Pelicans Jamal Murray led Denver with 35 In New Orleans, Damian Lillard points, and Nikola Jokic scored 33 scored 43 points, including a go-ahead points. Murray scored Denver’s fi nal three-point play with 16.5 seconds left, 11 points, with his 3-pointer tying it to lift Portland past New Orleans for its at 128 with 2.1 seconds left. Coming sixth consecutive victory. off a loss at Boston on Tuesday night, Denver allowed its highest points total BASKETBALL of the season. Magic 107, Knicks 89 Lillard had 11 fourth-quarter points In Orlando, Fla. Terrence Ross and was clutch in the fi nal seven min- scored 18 of his season-high 30 points utes. JJ Redick gave the Pelicans a in the second half and Orlando Magic 105-103 lead with 7:34 left, capping a used a decisive third-quarter run to 7-0 New Orleans run, but Lillard then beat New York. came off the bench and immediately Orlando went on a 25-8 run over the Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hits a forehand return to Russia’s Aslan Karatsev during their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in hit a 3-pointer as Portland regained fi nal nine minutes of the third quarter Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb 18. (AP) the lead. Anfernee Simons added a and outscored New York 30-14 in the 3-pointer on the next possession to period to wipe out a three-point half- make it 109-105. time defi cit. Djokovic keeps perfect record The Pelicans retook the lead on a Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and A very important signal sent: Bach pair of 3-pointers by Lonzo Ball and 17 rebounds for Orlando. Redick and led for the fi nal time at Julius Randle had 25 points and MELBOURNE, Austra- 124-123 with 26.4 seconds left af- seven rebounds for New York. Seiko Hashimoto takes over ter Zion Williamson made two free Pacers 134, Timberwolves 128, OT lia, Feb 18, (AP): As Ser- throws. Williamson fi nished with 36 In Minneapolis, Domantas Sabonis ena Williams walked off points. had 36 points, 17 rebounds and 10 re- the court after her lat- as Tokyo Olympic president Hawks 122, Celtics114 bounds, Malcolm Brogdon added 32 est so-close-yet-so-far bid In Boston, Trae Young had 40 points and nine rebounds and Indiana TOKYO, Feb 18, (AP): Seiko 2020 Organizing Committee is points and eight assists and beat Minnesota in overtime. for a 24th Grand Slam Hashimoto has appeared in seven also sending a very important sig- beat Boston to snap a four-game los- The Pacers played their second title ended with a loss to Olympics, four in the winter and nal with regard to gender equal- ing streak. straight overtime game, coming off an Naomi Osaka at the Aus- three in the summer - the most by ity,” Bach said in a statement. Clint Capela had 24 points and 13 OT loss to Chicago on Monday. any “multi-season” athlete in the Hashimoto competed in cycling rebounds to help Atlanta win in Boston Grizzlies 122, Thunder 113 tralian Open, the 39-year- games. in three Summer Olympics (1988, for the fi rst time since April 8, 2018, In Memphis, Tenn, Grayson Allen old American paused and She made even more history on 1992 and 1996) and in speeds- ending a seven-game losing streak. and Jonas Valanciunas each scored 22 Thursday in , where women put her hand on her chest kating in four Winter Olympics John Collins added 20 points and six points, and Ja Morant had 15 points, are still rare in the boardrooms and (1984, 1988, 1992 and 1994). She rebounds. positions of political power. 11 rebounds and 12 assists for his fi rst while thousands of specta- won a bronze medal - her only The Hawks shot a season-high 57% triple-double of the season and Mem- tors rose to applaud. The 56-year-old Hashimoto medal - at the 1992 from the fi eld. They took a 90-81 lead was named president of the To- phis beat Oklahoma City. Was this, Williams was asked Games in speedskating. into the fourth quarter. Boston rallied Kyle Anderson added 20 points, and kyo Olympic organizing commit- to cut it to 94-91, but Atlanta respond- at a news conference after the 6-3, tee after a meeting of its executive Dillon Brooks had 17. 6-4 semifinal defeat, her way of Japan’s Naomi Osaka waves after board, which is 80% male. She re- OLYMPICS ed with an 8-2 run get it back up to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the defeating United States’ Serena places 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, 102-93 with 6:33 left. Thunder with 22 points in his return saying goodbye? Jayson Tatum had 35 points for after missing four games because of a “If I ever say farewell,” she replied Williams in their semifinal match at a former Japanese prime minister the Australian Open tennis cham- According to historian Dr. Bill Celtics. They have lost fi ve of seven. strained left knee. with a smile, “I wouldn’t tell anyone.” who was forced to resign last week Mallon, her seven appearances is On Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. local pionship in Melbourne, Australia, after making sexist comments 76ers 118, Rockets 113 Bulls 105, Pistons 102 Thursday, Feb 18. (AP) the most by any “multi-season” time (3:30 a.m. EST), Osaka will meet about women. athlete in the games. In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 31 In Chicago, Zach LaVine scored fi rst-time Grand Slam fi nalist Jen- Essentially, he said women talk Japan-born Naomi Osaka, points, 11 rebounds and nine assists 37 points and Chicago beat Detroit on in the women’s game at the moment. and hit a key jumper late in Philadel- nifer Brady of the United States for too much. speaking about Hashimoto after short notice. the championship. The 22nd-seeded That used to be Williams, of course. “Now I’m here to return what I phia’s victory over Houston. The Bulls were scheduled to visit But she was off-target too much in this her semifi nal victory over Serena Seth Curry scored 25 points, and Charlotte, with the Pistons at Dallas. Brady, who is from Pennsylvania and owe as an athlete and to return back Williams at the Australian Open, contest. what I received,” Hashimoto told the Tobias Harris added 24 to help the Those games got called off Tuesday played college tennis at UCLA, pre- said “you’re seeing the newer gen- vailed in an epic, 18-point last game Her forehand, in particular, went board, according to an interpreter. Eastern Conference-leading 76ers snap by the NBA because of COVID-19 to edge No. 25 Karolina Muchova 6-4, awry, with no fewer than 10 unforced Hashimoto had been serving as eration not tolerate a lot of things.” a three-game losing streak. Ben Sim- contact tracing concerns with the 3-6, 6-4 in the semifi nals. errors off that side in the fi rst set alone. the Olympic minister in the cabi- “I feel like it’s really good because mons (illness) didn’t play for the 76ers Hornets and power outages in Tex- Williams’ frustration was made net of Prime Minister Yoshihide you’re pushing forward, barriers are a game after scoring a career-high 42 as. The Bulls and Pistons were then plain early in the second set, when she Suga. She also held a portfolio being broken down, especially for points and adding nine rebounds and scheduled to play each other, in- TENNIS leaned over and screamed, “Make a dealing with gender equality and females,” Osaka said. 12 assists. stead. shot! Make a shot!” women’s empowerment. She said John Wall scored 28 points for Jerami Grant scored a career-high Brady dropped to her back at the base- After collecting her professional she would be replaced as Olympic Houston. The Rockets have lost seven 43 points for the Pistons. line after saving a trio of break points, era-record 23rd Slam singles trophy minister by . then converting her fi fth match point at Melbourne Park while pregnant in She brought up the issue of when Muchova sent a forehand long. 2017, Williams has reached four major gender equality repeatedly, and NBA Results/Standings “My legs are shaking,” Brady said. fi nals and lost them all. focused on problems at the orga- “My heart is racing.” She lost to She’s also now lost in the semifi nals nizing committee, which is male- Osaka in a three-set thriller in the U.S. twice in the past three majors. Novak dominated, has no female vice Djokovic had a perfect record in Austra- Open semifi nals last September. presidents and has an executive WASHINGTON, Feb 18, (AP): NBA re- Washington 130 Denver 128 “Everyone’s just really excited lian Open semifi nals, and he was playing board made up of 80% men. It em- sults and standings on Wednesday. Indiana 134 Minnesota OT 128 almost fl awless tennis to protect it. Orlando 107 New York 89 Portland 126 New Orleans 124 whenever they play their fi rst fi nal,” ploys about 3,500 people. Atlanta 122 Boston 114 Memphis 122 Oklahoma City 113 Osaka noted about what awaits Brady, It didn’t matter that across the net “Of course, it is very important was Aslan Karatsev, a 114th-ranked, Philadelphia 118 Houston 113 Utah 114 LA Clippers 96 “but they’re also really nervous.” what Tokyo 2020 as an organiz- Chicago 105 Detroit 102 Golden State 120 Miami OT 112 Williams was hoping to get to her 27-year-old Russian who had come ing committee does about gender through qualifying to make his debut Eastern Conference Western Conference 34th Grand Slam fi nal but, once again, equality,” she said, sitting between Atlantic Division Southwest Division couldn’t quite get the job done in order in a Grand Slam tournament after nine W L Pct GB W L Pct GB two males - CEO Toshiro Muto Philadelphia 19 10 .655 - San Antonio 16 11 .593 - to add one more Grand Slam trophy to failed attempts. and spokesman Masa Takaya. “I Djokovic made only one unforced Brooklyn 18 12 .600 1-1/2 Memphis 12 12 .500 2-1/2 her collection of 23 and equal Marga- think it will be important for To- Boston 14 14 .500 4-1/2 Dallas 13 15 .464 3-1/2 error in more than 50 minutes. ret Court for the most in tennis history. kyo 2020 to practice equality.” Seiko Hashimoto, president of New York 14 16 .467 5-1/2 New Orleans 12 16 .429 4-1/2 It was tight for the fi rst seven games Toronto 13 15 .464 5-1/2 Houston 11 17 .393 5-1/2 Osaka, who also beat Williams in International Olympic Com- the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Or- Southeast Division Northwest Division the chaotic 2018 U.S. Open fi nal that - before Djokovic reeled off eight mittee President straight points to win the fi rst set - and ganizing Committee attends a W L Pct GB W L Pct GB concluded with the crowd booing said Hashimoto was “the perfect Charlotte 13 15 .464 - Utah 24 5 .828 - again when Karatsev went on an all-or- press conference following the and both women in tears, reached her choice” for the job. Tokyo 2020 Executive Board Atlanta 12 16 .429 1 Portland 18 10 .643 5-1/2 fourth major title match and stretched nothing roll late in the second set. Miami 11 17 .393 2 Denver 15 13 .536 8-1/2 Sensing a shift in support for the un- “With the appointment of a meeting on Thursday, Feb 18 Orlando 11 18 .379 2-1/2 Oklahoma City 11 17 .393 12-1/2 her winning streak to 20 matches by woman as president, the Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) Washington 9 17 .346 3 Minnesota 7 22 .241 17 claiming the last eight points. derdog - there was a loud, vocal crowd Central Division Pacific Division The No. 3-seeded Osaka’s Grand at Rod Laver Arena after a fi ve-day W L Pct GB W L Pct GB span when fans were barred during a season-opening major, and one win off a fi ve-set win over Rafael Nadal, Milwaukee 16 12 .571 - LA Lakers 22 7 .759 - Slam collection also includes last Indiana 15 14 .517 1-1/2 LA Clippers 21 9 .700 1-1/2 year’s U.S. Open and the 2019 Austra- local COVID-19 outbreak - Djokovic from a ninth Australian title. meet in the other semifi nal. He said Chicago 12 15 .444 3-1/2 Phoenix 17 10 .630 4 lian Open and she is, without a doubt, moved up a gear and fi nished off his Djokovic will have a day off Friday he’d have a rest and get the popcorn Cleveland 10 19 .345 6-1/2 Golden State 16 13 .552 6 the most dangerous hard-court player opponent 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. when No. 4 Daniil Medvedev and No. ready to watch and see who he gets to Detroit 8 20 .286 8 Sacramento 12 15 .444 9 He’s now 9-0 in semifi nals at the 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas, who is coming face in Sunday’s fi nal.

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